A WORD ABOUT SOY INFANT FORMULAS – SOY’S ESTROGENIC EFFECT

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According to Dr. Mike Fitzpatrick, a New Zealand toxicologist, babies fed exclusively on soy formula receive the estrogenic equivalent of at least five birth control Pills per day Because of this evidence, both the British and New Zealai governments have issued warnings on the use of soy infant formula.

As if soy’s estrogenic effect wasn’t bad enough; there are other serious problems with soy formulas. Both soy and soy formulas initiate thyroid disease in infants. Feeding infants

soy formulas exposes them to high levels of isoflavones, which; are potent anti-thyroid agents. This poses significant risks to normal growth and development.

Lynn Goldman, MD, MPH, Professor of Environmental!; Health Science, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, has also voiced concerns. “A report published in Cancer Research found that genistein, one of the. isoflavones in soy, was more carcinogenic (dose adjusted for estrogen potency) than the synthetic estrogen DES (an estrogen routinely given to pregnant women to prevent miscarriage) when exposure occurred during ‘critical periods of differentiation’, such as during infancy.

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DIAGNOSIS OF CANCER – INTERNAL CANCERS (ENDOSCOPIC METHODS)

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Similar instruments have been developed for looking into some of the body cavities. This is nowhere near as major a procedure as an actual operation. The laparoscope (or peritoneoscope) can be inserted through a small cut in the abdominal wall. Through this the doctor can see the outside of many organs such as the liver, spleen, intestines, urinary bladder, ovaries and uterus (womb). A similar instrument called a thoracoscope can be used to look at the outside of the lungs. With mediastinoscopy, an instrument is inserted through the skin of the neck to look down behind the breastbone at some of the lymph nodes which drain the lung.

The main advantage of endoscopic methods is that they are safe. They may be uncomfortable but they do not involve radiation, surgery or (usually) general anaesthetics. The main disadvantage is that they require sophisticated, expensive equipment and experienced people to operate them. This means that they are not always available. Like all methods they are also not foolproof— abnormalities may be missed, even by experienced operators. Endoscopic methods are not available for every part of the body. One way and another, it is often necessary to use other methods instead of, or as well as, endoscopy.

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A WORD ABOUT SOY INFANT FORMULAS – SOY’S ESTROGENIC EFFECT

DIAGNOSIS OF CANCER – INTERNAL CANCERS (ENDOSCOPIC METHODS)